Dorner case prompts LAPD community meeting

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Community activist Morris Griffin holds a sign that echoed sentiments among some audience members at a meeting with L.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck. The Southern California Cease Fire Committee hosted the forum with Beck to address South L.A. residents' concerns about the LAPD and the late Christopher Dorner's manifesto, which blamed his firing from the department on racists and liars.

Community activist Morris Griffin holds a sign that echoed sentiments among some audience members at a meeting with L.A. Police Chief Charlie Beck. The Southern California Cease Fire Committee hosted the forum with Beck to address South L.A. residents' concerns about the LAPD and the late Christopher Dorner's manifesto, which blamed his firing from the department on racists and liars. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

LAPD Deputy Chief Bob Green, from left, Cmdr. Bill Scott, Chief Charlie Beck and Capt. Robert Arcos listen to residents at a community meeting at the Church of Scientology in South L.A.

LAPD Deputy Chief Bob Green, from left, Cmdr. Bill Scott, Chief Charlie Beck and Capt. Robert Arcos listen to residents at a community meeting at the Church of Scientology in South L.A. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

South L.A. residents speak with Chief Charlie Beck about the Los Angeles Police Department and Christopher Dorner's manifesto blaming his firing from the department on racists.Read more: Dorner and the LAPD legacyLawrence K. Ho